Disruptive technologies Changing government policy New market or business trends Increasing competition from unexpected sources Staff turnover or disengagement These are some of the reasons recent clients have cited for focusing on the need to be more innovative, and
Happy New Year, we hope you had a peaceful and fun end of 2016. And welcome to 2017, a year that seems to be shaping up as one of global disruption. Tensions are rising around the world, people are
I’ll only believe it when I see it! You’ll only see it when you believe it! Which one is correct? Are they both correct? If so, which comes first? These are tough questions, and perhaps they lie at the heart
I caught up with long-time friend Max Dumais, founder of the de Bono Institute here in Melbourne, not long ago and he related a story to me that reflects how many Australian leaders think about creativity. “I was then President of
A friend approached me recently with a problem and asked if I could help. "I was in an important meeting recently and in an hour I saw one person destroyed and the company lose a million dollar opportunity. "It
Innovation is something that every organisation should be well on top of, and with the current debate on Australia's loss of productivity in recent years it is again time to think about what is actually happening. Business gurus tell us
Information Overload: A never ending story of stress? “I’m running a pretty successful business, but the amount of stuff I have to deal with means I work 15 hours a day.” “I’m in the office early and busy all day
Managing Information Overload is without doubt one of the most important skills an individual can develop today. With the massive increase in information availability, and with it bombarding us every day, we see people and organisations struggling to maintain their performance
This blog was first published in June 2008 but is worth repeating. In one of my recent Masters classes, one of my students presented some information on Swarm Creativity, which I had not previously heard of by that name. While
One of the challenges faced by organisations adopting deliberate thinking to help promote innovation is connecting new thinking techniques to real and important issues in the organisation. People learning new techniques struggle to know when and where to use the
